The Departed: Was Delahunt a Cop?

[MHH89]

Originally Posted by Manton

We can split hairs like this all day.

If your position is that every member of the Irish Boston mob was born in the city limits of Boston, or that kids born in Cambridge or Somerville or Charlestown or wherever are not eligible to be in the Irish mob, join the State Troopers, or play such characters in the movies, then you are welcome to it. Seems very narrow and silly to me.

In real life people cross such municipal lines all the time, and people from a given metro area are often identified with the core city in that area, even if they were born on the "wrong" side of the line. This is especially true when the accent is identical and the towns are connected by subway, bus route, etc.

That is not my position at all and Charlestown is actually part of the city of Boston. I will say that people, who are not born into a specific area or family, are not usually allowed in a mob crew.

My original position was that Mark Wahlberg was the only member of the cast who was actually from Boston which is correct. Matt Damon grew up in luxury in Cambridge while Mark grew up in Dorchester (Dorchester consists of black and Irish Catholic neighborhoods which have zero interaction). If you ask anyone from an Irish Section of Boston about their section of town and Cambridge being similar, they will laugh at you.

The municipal lines in Boston are very segregated and people do don't generally cross these lines. Why do you think there was such uproar over forced busing in the 1970's? Boston is a tight knit community and the people within these communities know who is allowed in the neighborhood and who is not. This is a major reason why no one would rat Whitey out.

 

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by gdl203

Of course...

I actually thought Scorsese's version was better but I liked the original despite all the unneccessary stylistic gimmicks and terrible acting (typical for HK gangster flicks).

I like how Andy gets to plug his watch endorsements...

The remake was entertaining because it had that Boston (movie) feeling.

 

[Connemara]

Why are we talking about a terrible film.

 

[tagutcow]

Honestly, I'm not good at following complicated movie plots in any case. I got the feeling The Departed trying to mine the same territory as LA Confidential, but whereas with LAC the quick pace of the plot was part of the stylization, I got the feeling in The Departed that the pacing was simply the unfortunate result of having to shoehorn all the plot developments into the duration of the film.

Even 24 steps back every now and then and allows the viewer to just drink in the moment. I did like Whitey's death scene, and the cutaway shot of the new recruit's dutifully polished shoes.

 

[Knuthamsun]

Scorsese has said many times that he prioritizes story over plot.

 

[Dakota rube]

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